Intel’s New Penryn Chip To Ship By End Of 2007 In Macs

Intel Corp. has unveiled Penryn, a new 45 nanometer processor that utilizes a blend of hafnium and other rare metals in its transistors to keep the flow of electricity in check, reducing the amount of power leakage by as much as ten times over today’s Core 2 and Xeon processors. The announcement is especially exciting for fans of Apple computers since the new processor should be shipping in Macs by the end of 2007. The...

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SpiralFrog Unravels

SpiralFrog, a previously unknown start-up, who made headlines during the Summer and Fall of 2006 when it announced a deal with a major recording company to offer free, ad-supported music downloads, is now in turmoil. Just as the service was about to go live to the public, the company unexpectedly sent its attorney to the Midem conference in Cannes to replace former CEO Robin Kent, who was given the boot late last month. Kent, who was...

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